Review Article

Correlation between Clinical Characteristics and Chest Computed Tomography Findings of Pulmonary Cryptococcosis

Table 2

Radiological patterns of pulmonary abnormalities of CT scans.

Abnormality
 Pulmonary nodules14 (87.5%)
  Solitary3 (18.8%)
  Multiple11 (68.7%)
   5–105 (31.3%)
   >100 (0%)
 Ground-glass attenuation6 (37.5%)
 Consolidations3 (18.8%)
 Pleural effusion4 (25.0%)
 Calcification1 (6.3%)
Lesion area
 Right lung13 (81.3%)
 Left lung8 (50.0%)
 Bilateral lungs5 (31.3%)
Lesion area
 Upper lung6 (37.5%)
 Middle lung3 (18.8%)
 Lower lung10 (62.5%)
Extent of lesions (6 pulmonary lobes)
 1/2/310 (62.5%)/5 (31.3%)/1 (6.3%)
 >40 (0%)